What is the scale of prescribing errors committed by junior doctors? A systematic review.

Sarah Ross; Christine Bond; Helen Rothnie; Sian Thomas; Mary Joan MacLeod

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What is the scale of prescribing errors committed by junior doctors? A systematic review.

January 14, 2009

Ross S, Bond C, Rothnie H, et al. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2009;67(6):629-40.

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This review analyzed research on prescribing errors among physicians in training and found that the problem exists regardless of delivery system, training modality, or organizational infrastructure. The authors call for a well-conducted study of such errors to allow development and evaluation of appropriate interventions.

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